⭐ Ecstatic Dance Festival – February 20–22, 2026 in Freiburg
A weekend full of dance, warmth, and connection – right in the middle of winter.
Let’s come together to celebrate light, movement, and community.
From February 20–22, 2026, we open the doors of the Freie Waldorfschule Freiburg-Rieselfeld for our Ecstatic Dance Winter Festival.
You can look forward to a weekend dedicated to free dance, connection, and inner alignment – held by music, movement, mindfulness, and an open-hearted atmosphere.
As in our past festivals, a magical field will unfold, where we flow together through the weekend – full of lightness, depth, and community.
Our focus is on connecting people and nurturing an open dance community that invites you to arrive with us in a mindful, welcoming space.
This time, the Ecstatic Dances will be guided by:
DJ Uhla
DJ Rio de la Luz
DJ Subtill
Targeted warm-ups, heart-opening sounds, powerful beats, and a wide musical spectrum invite you to dive deep into your dance.
Several Ecstatic Dance Sessions
A shared Cacao Ritual
Yoga for relaxation & regeneration
Workshops on mindfulness, bodywork & creative expression
Meditations & silent spaces
Contact Improvisation as a playful form of movement
💫 Program
Freie Waldorfschule Freiburg-Rieselfeld
Ingeborg-Drewitz-Allee 1, 79111 Freiburg
The large sports hall offers plenty of space for dance and movement.
A beautiful hall with a wooden floor invites circles and workshops, while the Eurythmy room provides a space for subtle bodywork and quieter moments.
We’ll spend the entire weekend together on-site – a wonderful opportunity to deepen the shared field.
Dedicated kids’ room with play and creative materials
Childcare during workshops
Our loving kitchen team will provide you with vegetarian, organic full catering
(5 meals + tea & filtered water) for a package price of €50.
Vegan or gluten-free options are available, self-catering is also possible.
Meals can be booked and paid for separately a few weeks before the festival directly with the kitchen team.
Bring your own sleeping mat & sleeping bag
Sleep in classrooms, the gym, or the main hall
Separate women’s sleeping room
Separate family sleeping room
We’ll be using an online ticket shop for the first time!
Ticket prices remain the same as the Autumn Festival,
but there will be a small service fee (approx. €2–7) from the ticket provider.
The price range depends on when you book – early booking helps us plan and keeps your price lower.
Prices rise gradually; from mid-December onwards, the regular price applies.
Standard Ticket: €140–160
Ticket incl. Accommodation: €160–180
Supporter Ticket: €200 (to help support others)
Children’s Tickets:
Ages 6–10: €50
Ages 11–17: €65
Under 6: free
A few helper spots are available (e.g. kitchen, kids’ space, teardown).
For up to 4 hours of work, you’ll receive a €60 discount – first come, first served!
We’re so looking forward to a flowing, warm, and connecting winter weekend –
together with you and a growing community of dancers from all over Europe.
We are an open and natural Ecstatic Dance community.
Come just as you are.
❤️ Your Ecstatic Dance Freiburg Team
Dj Subtill
Ecstatic Dance
Till has been a passionate DJ since his youth and has performed in various areas. He has been regularly organizing Ecstatic Dance events in Freiburg for 10 years. His DJ sets include different dance qualities and range from natural-meditative to ecstatic-wild.
He now travels all over Germany and Europe to bring his Ecstatic Dance to the world.
Rio de la Luz
Mario is a passionate DJ, music producer, and event organizer.
He regularly hosts Ecstatic Dances, especially in Gießen.
Musically, he finds inspiration for his sound journeys in his rich collection of musical diversity, ranging from Ambient, Healing Songs, Downtempo, Melodic Techno, and World Music to Organic and Psy-Trance.
Djane Uhla
Lea Uhle, Somatic Dance Facilitator & DJ and yoga teacher. I am constantly exploring my own dance and movement practice in a curious and playful way that inspires me to share the freedom and power of free dance with others.
A fusion of Somatic Dance and Ecstatic Dance
In the first music wave I will guide you through impulses, my words and a specific theme | embodiment to dive into deeper layers of your body, explore new movements and find your authentic, free expression. The Somatic Dance wave creates a deep but gentle transition into the classical Ecstatic Dance space. In both waves, you can look forward to a diverse and colorful soundscape - with a wide variety of qualities, moods and genres.
Rike Köstlin
Rike shares with warm-hearted passion and fine sensitivity what has guided her toward greater aliveness, presence, and authentic connection in life. With her experience in bodywork, breathwork, and consciousness practices, she supports people in group and individual sessions to deepen their connection to their own body’s wisdom and to anchor this natural strength in daily life.
Himalayan Kundalini Kriya
Rike’s spaces combine refreshing vitality with deep inner experience. She weaves together movement, breath, mantra, and meditation to free the body and voice and to bring energy into flow – moments in which we can reconnect with our life force and joy in a new way.
Sarah
A consciousness explorer, movement enthusiast, psychologist, and yoga teacher. Sarah loves to journey through inner emotional landscapes, moving through ever deeper layers of being and bringing them into the light of awareness. On her path toward aliveness and a connected, perceptive way of being, she has encountered a wide range of practices and techniques, which she now shares with others with great enthusiasm.
One of her most significant guides has been Osho and his active meditations. In his ashrams, she was able to immerse herself in forms of meditation beyond the meditation cushion and to explore the power of emotions in movement.
No-Dimension Meditation
This active, centering movement meditation according to Osho is inspired by Sufi techniques. It weaves together breath and a flowing movement sequence with Sufi whirling, allowing energy to gather in the hara, the energy center below the navel. The body moves while the inner center remains still — creating a space for wakefulness, grounding, and connection.
Aniketa Hoffmann
The Power and Potency of Your Midline
Embodiment in the Craniosacral Space
The midline can be understood as a compass within the body — the central energetic axis.
It is a place of potency and healing, often associated with the spine. From here, access to the body’s inherent life forces becomes possible.
We will explore this space in a practical way, moving from the outside to the inside.
Working in pairs as well as individually.
BIO
Craniosacral Therapy · Trauma-informed Approaches · Embodiment · Ecstatic Dance
Aniketa has been exploring embodied presence for over 20 years. With attentiveness, openness, and curiosity, she accompanies individuals and groups through processes of change and transformation, working in a body-oriented and process-based way.
Lena Reichmayr
As a body-oriented therapist, I support people in their individual healing processes.
My path into this work began with yoga, which has continually inspired and expanded me through other body-based practices and inner attitudes.
I have witnessed many times the powerful potential yoga holds—to help us root back into ourselves, find stillness, and reconnect with our own strength. I am grateful to share this with the world.
Yoga
Through conscious and mindful movement, subtle sensing, and a deep connection with our breath, we come back into contact with ourselves and return to our center. A blend of strength and softness, tension and relaxation—always guided by the rhythm of our breath.
Guidelines für den Ecstatic Dance Tanzraum
NO TALKING – KEINE GESPRÄCHE IM TANZRAUM
Bitte nutze den Raum für Tanz, Bewegung und Präsenz, Gespräche gehören nach draußen.
BE CLEAR – NO INTOXICANTS, NO DRUGS
Sei klar im Bewusstsein – dies ist ein drogen- und alkoholfreier Raum.
BE CONSENSUAL. LISTEN FOR A YES. RESPECT A NO.
Achte auf Konsens im Kontakt mit anderen. Höre auf ein „Ja“ und respektiere ein „Nein“.
NO PHONES. NO CAMERAS.
Bitte stelle Handys auf Flugmodus und mache keine Fotos oder Videos.
BE FREE. DANCE HOW YOU WANT. NO JUDGEMENT.
Sei frei. Tanze, wie du willst, ohne Selbst- oder Fremdbewertung.
Diese Guidelines helfen uns, einen konzentrierten und sicheren Tanzraum zu gestalten.
Auf den ersten Blick mögen es viele Regeln sein – doch in diesem Raum darf viel entstehen und geschehen. Komm vorbei und erlebe es selbst!
Die Richtlinien schützen diesen besonderen Tanzraum und geben uns die Sicherheit, uns klar und frei zu entfalten, unsere Herzen zu öffnen und den Tanz einfach fließen zu lassen.
Hier geht es darum, uns zu genießen, den Moment zu spüren und gemeinsam in Bewegung zu sein.
❤️